1. Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis.
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Silva GA, Motta RN, Carvalho Rde S, Lupi O, Azevedo MC, and Ferry FR
- Subjects
- Adult, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous chemically induced, Abscess pathology, Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects, Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth & development, Polymyositis drug therapy, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous pathology
- Abstract
Metastatic tuberculous abscesses or cutaneous tuberculous gummas occur mostly by reactivation of ancient cutaneous foci and is triggered mainly by pharmacological immunosuppression, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The present case report refers to a 33-year-old male patient with polymyositis and a previous diagnosis of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented cutaneous abscesses and fever months after the tuberculosis regimen. The patient was diagnosed as metastatic tuberculous abscesses associated with immunosuppression as result of polymyositis treatment.
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- 2013
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